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Network security devices endanger orgs with ’90s era flaws
Tags: access, application-security, apt, authentication, breach, cisa, cisco, citrix, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, dos, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, firmware, flaw, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, injection, ivanti, jobs, linux, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, penetration-testing, programming, regulation, remote-code-execution, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-management, router, service, software, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day2024 networking and security device zero-day flaws Product CVE Flaw type CVSS Check Point Quantum Security Gateways and CloudGuard Network Security CVE-2024-24919 Path traversal leading to information disclosure 8.6 (High) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance CVE-2024-20359 Arbitrary code execution 6.6 (Medium) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance CVE-2024-20353 Denial of service 8.6 (High) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance …
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Foreign hackers breached a US nuclear weapons plant via SharePoint flaws
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, china, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, flaw, framework, government, group, hacker, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Intruder, korea, microsoft, monitoring, network, ransomware, reverse-engineering, risk, russia, supply-chain, tactics, technology, theft, threat, vulnerability, zero-day, zero-trustChina or Russia? Conflicting attribution: Microsoft attributed the broader wave of SharePoint exploitations to three Chinese-linked groups: Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and a third actor it tracks as Storm-2603. The company said the attackers were preparing to deploy Warlock ransomware across affected systems.However, the source familiar with the Kansas City incident tells CSO that a…
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Volkswagen Allegedly Hacked in Ransomware Attack as 8Base Claims Data Leak
Volkswagen Group is investigating claims from the 8Base ransomware group, which asserts it has stolen sensitive company data. While the German automaker has stated that its core IT systems are secure, its response leaves open the possibility of a breach through a third-party supplier, raising concerns about the full extent of the incident. The Ransomware…
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ISO 27001 Audit Record Retention Requirements
As one of the most common information security frameworks in the world, ISO 27001 is used by tens of thousands of organizations worldwide. That means it has to fit a lot of different groups with a lot of different needs. It also means that there’s a lot of information pertaining to ISO 27001 within each……
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ISO 27001 Audit Record Retention Requirements
As one of the most common information security frameworks in the world, ISO 27001 is used by tens of thousands of organizations worldwide. That means it has to fit a lot of different groups with a lot of different needs. It also means that there’s a lot of information pertaining to ISO 27001 within each……
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Nordkorea setzt auf Blockchain: Staatshacker nutzen >>EtherHiding<<
Die Google Threat Intelligence Group hat eine neuartige Angriffsmethode nordkoreanischer Hacker dokumentiert. Erstmals nutzt eine staatlich geförderte Gruppe dezentrale Blockchains, um Malware-Befehle zu verschleiern eine Technik, die sich kaum unterbinden lässt. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/nordkorea-setzt-auf-blockchain-staatshacker-nutzen-etherhiding
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Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp
A federal judge has granted Meta-owned WhatsApp’s request for a permanent injunction blocking Israeli cyberintelligence company NSO Group from targeting the messaging app’s users. At the same time, the judge dramatically reduced the fine that NSO Group must pay to Meta. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/10/18/spyware-maker-nso-group-blocked-from-whatsapp/
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Government considered destroying its data hub after decade-long intrusion
Tags: access, backdoor, breach, china, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, government, group, Hardware, incident response, infrastructure, network, risk, spy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerabilityBridewell, a supplier to the UK government critical network infrastructure, endorsed the severity of this approach. He said, “it’s like when a device is compromised, the only way to truly be sure there are no remnants, or unidentified backdoors is to restore the asset to a known good state. In the physical realm, in particular…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: F5 Breach Prompts Urgent U.S. Gov’t Warning, as OpenAI Details Disrupted ChatGPT Abuses
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, backdoor, breach, business, chatgpt, china, cisa, cloud, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, framework, fraud, governance, government, group, hacker, incident, infrastructure, Internet, iran, law, LLM, malicious, malware, mitigation, monitoring, network, openai, organized, phishing, privacy, resilience, risk, russia, scam, security-incident, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, update, vulnerabilityF5’s breach triggers a CISA emergency directive, as Tenable calls it “a five-alarm fire” that requires urgent action. Meanwhile, OpenAI details how attackers try to misuse ChatGPT. Plus, boards are increasing AI and cyber disclosures. And much more! Key takeaways A critical breach at cybersecurity firm F5, attributed to a nation-state, has triggered an urgent…
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North Korean Hackers Combine BeaverTail and OtterCookie into Advanced JS Malware
The North Korean threat actor linked to the Contagious Interview campaign has been observed merging some of the functionality of two of its malware programs, indicating that the hacking group is actively refining its toolset.That’s according to new findings from Cisco Talos, which said recent campaigns undertaken by the hacking group have seen the functions…
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Teen Tied to Russian Hackers in Dutch Cyber Espionage Probe
Dutch prosecutors suspect three teens of aiding a foreign power, with one allegedly linked to a Russian-affiliated hacker group First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/teen-russian-hacking-group-ties/
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PCL Group unveils SME security offering
Channel player PCL Group invests in developing a service to add data protection to the options it can provide to its customer base First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366632787/PCL-Group-unveils-SME-security-offering
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PCL Group unveils SME security offering
Channel player PCL Group invests in developing a service to add data protection to the options it can provide to its customer base First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366632787/PCL-Group-unveils-SME-security-offering
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PCL Group unveils SME security offering
Channel player PCL Group invests in developing a service to add data protection to the options it can provide to its customer base First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366632787/PCL-Group-unveils-SME-security-offering
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ClickFake Interview Campaign Used by Threat Actors to Deliver OtterCandy Malware
A North Korean-linked group, WaterPlum’s Cluster B, has evolved its tactics by introducing OtterCandy”, a Node.jsbased RAT and information stealer”, through the ClickFake Interview campaign, with significant enhancements observed in August 2025. This threat actor, attributed to North Korea, orchestrated two primary campaigns: Contagious Interview and ClickFake Interview. Although multiple clusters operate under the WaterPlum…
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Microsoft revokes 200+ certificates abused by Vanilla Tempest in fake Teams campaign
Microsoft revoked 200+ certificates used by Vanilla Tempest to sign fake Teams installers spreading Oyster backdoor and Rhysida ransomware. Microsoft revoked over 200 certificates used by the cybercrime group Vanilla Tempest (aka VICE SPIDER and Vice Society) to sign fake Teams installers spreading the Oyster backdoor and Rhysida ransomware. The threat actor has been active…
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Microsoft revokes 200+ certificates abused by Vanilla Tempest in fake Teams campaign
Microsoft revoked 200+ certificates used by Vanilla Tempest to sign fake Teams installers spreading Oyster backdoor and Rhysida ransomware. Microsoft revoked over 200 certificates used by the cybercrime group Vanilla Tempest (aka VICE SPIDER and Vice Society) to sign fake Teams installers spreading the Oyster backdoor and Rhysida ransomware. The threat actor has been active…
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Emulating the Prominent Global Group Ransomware
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors exhibited by Global Group ransomware, a threat that first appeared in June 2025 and quickly became notorious across the security landscape. The group has primarily targeted high-impact sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, and professional services, where operational downtime can cause severe disruption. First seen…
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North Korean operatives spotted using evasive techniques to steal data and cryptocurrency
Research from Cisco Talos and Google Threat Intelligence Group underscores the extent to which North Korea-aligned attackers attempt to avoid detection. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/north-korea-attackers-evasive-techniques-malware/
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Key to Qilin’s Ransomware Success: Bulletproof Hosting
Reigning Ransomware Group Thrives in Part Through Affiliated Cybercrime Services. Security experts say the greatest number of ransomware attacks in recent months has continued to trace to the long-running crime group Qilin, and that the group’s reign is enabled in no small part through an apparently close affiliation with a network of bulletproof hosting providers.…
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China Hackers Test AI-Optimized Attack Chains in Taiwan
AI might help some threat actors in certain respects, but one group is proving that its use for cyberattacks has its limits. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/china-hackers-ai-optimized-attack-taiwan
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North Korean hackers seen using blockchain to hide crypto-stealing malware
Google security researchers said on Thursday that they observed a Pyongyang-backed hacking group, tracked as UNC5342, deploying a method known as EtherHiding, a way of embedding malicious code inside smart contracts on decentralized networks such as Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/north-korean-hackers-using-blockchain-hiding-malware
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Hackers Use Blockchain to Hide Malware in Plain Sight
Tags: attack, blockchain, google, group, hacker, hacking, intelligence, korea, malware, north-korea, threatState, Criminal Hackers Use Blockchain Technique to Evade Takedowns. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group found hacking groups like North Korea’s UNC5342 and criminal group UNC5142 using a public blockchain technique called EtherHiding to distribute malware. The method makes attacks tougher to trace, block or dismantle. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/hackers-use-blockchain-to-hide-malware-in-plain-sight-a-29741
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Hackers Use Blockchain to Hide Malware in Plain Sight
Tags: attack, blockchain, google, group, hacker, hacking, intelligence, korea, malware, north-korea, threatState, Criminal Hackers Use Blockchain Technique to Evade Takedowns. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group found hacking groups like North Korea’s UNC5342 and criminal group UNC5142 using a public blockchain technique called EtherHiding to distribute malware. The method makes attacks tougher to trace, block or dismantle. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/hackers-use-blockchain-to-hide-malware-in-plain-sight-a-29741
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North Korean Hackers Use EtherHiding to Hide Malware Inside Blockchain Smart Contracts
Tags: blockchain, crypto, google, group, hacker, hacking, intelligence, korea, malware, north-korea, theft, threatA threat actor with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (aka North Korea) has been observed leveraging the EtherHiding technique to distribute malware and enable cryptocurrency theft, marking the first time a state-sponsored hacking group has embraced the method.The activity has been attributed by Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) to a threat cluster…
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Hackers Use Blockchain to Hide Malware in Plain Sight
Tags: attack, blockchain, google, group, hacker, hacking, intelligence, korea, malware, north-korea, threatState, Criminal Hackers Use Blockchain Technique to Evade Takedowns. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group found hacking groups like North Korea’s UNC5342 and criminal group UNC5142 using a public blockchain technique called EtherHiding to distribute malware. The method makes attacks tougher to trace, block or dismantle. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/hackers-use-blockchain-to-hide-malware-in-plain-sight-a-29741
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There’s no such thing as quantum incident response and that changes everything
Tags: apple, attack, china, compliance, computer, cryptography, data, dns, encryption, finance, group, healthcare, incident response, Internet, linkedin, nist, PCI, risk, serviceStep one: Inventory your algorithms and data with a view towards which sensitive data ought to be protected with PQC. This is a data classification exercise where you need to add a column to track whether the datastore or application qualifies for PQC.Step two: Check your internet-facing assets to see which, if any, are already…